Nominations Open for “Public School District” TRS Board Member Position

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Nominations are being accepted (through Jan. 27, 2025) to fill a TRS board seat reserved for a public school district employee to serve on the TRS Board of Trustees.

250 Signatures Required
Nominees must collect the required 250 signatures of eligible members on either the TRS-issued online or written petition to be nominated.

  • Note: An eligible member for the public school district employee position is a current employee of a public school district, charter school, or regional education service center.

The governor will choose the public school district employee representative to serve on the TRS board from the names of the three nominees receiving the most votes from eligible members during an election to be held next spring.

The term for the governor-selected board member will begin no earlier than Sept. 1, 2025, and ends Aug. 31, 2031.

More info:
https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/board-election.aspx